Johnson Gets 10-year Cowboy Contract

April 07, 1989

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Thursday that he has signed coach Jimmy Johnson to a 10-year contract to ensure continuity in the National Football League club.

``There are going to be a lot of changes to get the Cowboys to the playoffs and the Super Bowl, but the people who are making those changes are going to be the same people,`` said Jones, who wouldn`t disclose Johnson`s salary.

The 10-year contract for a Cowboys` coach is not without precedent. Clint Murchison, the original owner of the Cowboys, gave Tom Landry such a contract in the mid-`60s.